Scenario Page Scenario – In order to develop your scenario, you may use the school where one of your team members works, one of the schools you visited, or a fictitious school.
Names of A.4.2 Team Members: Kathleen McKim, Carol N., Eva Price
Name of School/Grade Levels/Number of Students: International School of The Netherlands / Grades 6-8 / 270 students
Student Demographics: Upper Middle class students from 65 countries
Number of
Classroom Teachers (CTs) - 15
School Librarians (SLs) - 1
Specialists (SPs) - 24 specialists including visual and performing arts, music, IT, EAL, modern language and special education
List the Current Resources (and number when appropriate) Available to Students and Educators
1. Hardware: 1:1 Laptop program for students in Grades 6 - 8 (Apple MacBooks), all teachers have laptops (MacBook Pro), SmartBoards with data projectors in all classrooms, 20 iPads in library, still cameras, video cameras, scanners, green screen, printers, 3D printer, drawing tablets, available to students and teachers for school projects
3. Databases: PowerSchool, Follett Destiny, School P.O. and P.D. System through Filemaker Pro
4. Communications: FirstClass (email and conferences), PowerSchool, Google Apps for Education, WhippleHill manages website, including password-protected section of website for current students, parents, and teachers only
5. Internet access: wireless network and Internet access throughout the school
6. Access to documents or policies to student, staff, and school Internet safety - AUP, technology plan, and laptop user agreement available on school website. Core values, school mission, and laptop use rules posted in all classrooms.
7. Access to policies, documents, and guidelines related to technology (especially Acceptable Use Policy or Internet Use Policy) - AUP on school website. Signed electronically once a year with student and parent login to password-protected section of website. AUP not posted in classrooms or around the school.
8. Technology planning documentation - Technology Plan for 2009 - 2012 on password-protected section of website. Plan is currently being updated by a committee composed of PS-12 IT Teachers, IT Support staff, IT director, Business Manager, and Curriculum/Professional Development Coordinator
9. Technology-related professional development - IT Teachers have one block of time dedicated to helping classroom teachers with technology integration. During this time, they plan with teachers and offer PD in small groups and one on one. On early release days, IT teachers offer PD workshops on such topics as GoogleDocs, Moodle, SmartBoard use, Video editing, and Web 2.0 tool integration.
Scenario – In order to develop your scenario, you may use the school where one of your team members works, one of the schools you visited, or a fictitious school.
Classroom Teachers (CTs) - 15
School Librarians (SLs) - 1
Specialists (SPs) - 24 specialists including visual and performing arts, music, IT, EAL, modern language and special education